Marie-Louise Meilleur

Marie-Louise Fébronie Meilleur (French pronunciation: [maʁi lwiz febʁɔni mɛjœʁ]; née Chassé; August 29, 1880 – April 16, 1998) was a Canadian supercentenarian.

In 1986, when asked the secret to long life, she claimed it was hard work.

[3][4] She became the world's oldest living person on August 4, 1997, after the death of 122-year-old Frenchwoman Jeanne Calment.

[5] Marie-Louise Meilleur died of a thrombus at age 117 on April 16, 1998, in Corbeil.

[6][7] Meilleur was buried alongside her second husband in Swisha, where she had previously lived.